Skrine‘s practice is centred on complex project development, with notable activity in the energy, oil and gas and transportation infrastructure sectors. The team handles matters across the entire project lifecycle, from concession, financing, and land acquisition to contract documentation and regulatory compliance. The department is co-led by Richard Khoo Boo Hin, who focuses on end-to-end project development in both the conventional and renewable energy spaces, and Fariz Abdul Aziz, who is noted for his work on corporate transactions, M&A, and joint ventures in the oil and gas industry. Rachel Chiah advises on clean energy, decarbonisation, and construction project agreements.
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‘The team lead by Fariz is remarkable. Their advice is clear and well structured but they also take time to make commercial suggestions that would work under Malaysian law.’
‘Fariz Bin Abdul Aziz is super responsive and takes an active role in keeping me updated on changes to legislation that might affect our business. He gives clear advice and is excellent on conference calls. ’
‘The team has strong local knowledge of the energy industry and the commercial norms of the energy market. They are timely, easy to deal with and very commercial.’
‘Rachel Chiah is a real stand out. Rachel meets deadlines, works to tight timeframes and provides practical and commercial advice.’
‘Richard Khoo Boo Hin and Rachel Chiah lead the projects practice and clearly work together as a team. They provide an integrated and practical response to clients' needs across all areas of project development, including real estate, corporate structuring and finance.’
- 'Rachel Chiah is a delight to work with - responsive, knowledgeable and not caught up in providing purely legal responses. She is very commercial in her approach.’
‘The team is responsive to queries and tackles issues from a practical aspect of the business.’
‘Rachel Chiah is very helpful and does her best to provide solutions to difficult problems in the business.'
Key clients
- NextDC
- Sime Darby Property Berhad
- Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- Petroleum Sarawak Berhad
- BP
- Enquest
- Idemitsu Kosan
- TotalEnergies
- STT Global Data Centres
- PTTEP
- Trafigura
- Vena Energy
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Richard Khoo Boo Hin; Fariz Abdul Aziz
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